Shoe Worship
The tradition of expressing consensual admiration or devotion focused on shoes.
Definition
Shoe Worship is a family of practices in which admiration, care or ritual attention is focused on shoes — worn by the recipient of devotion, associated with a dynamic or bearing personal significance. It sits within the wider tradition of Object Devotion alongside Boot Worship and Glove Worship.
Historical background
Shoe Worship has a long history in fetish culture and has been widely recognised within Leather and BDSM community writing.
Discussion
Communities differ on where Shoe Worship sits between fetish, service and ceremony. Individual practice varies.